Lucas Giolito slammed Josh Donaldson’s “sticky” trash talk: “He is a pest”

Just in time for July 4th, we prepared fresh baseball beef.

Josh Donaldson has been one of baseball’s most outspoken critics of pitchers’ use of sticky substances to gain an advantage. Famously named Gerrit Cole as a criminal At the beginning of June.

On Tuesday, the third baseman of the Twins brought the White Sox starter Lucas Giolito to a deep position. When he crossed home plate, his words were louder than the cracks in the bat.

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“It’s not sticky anymore,” Donaldson shouted after touching the home plate.

Giolito responded to Donaldson’s trash talk after the game.

“He is a pest,” Giolito said. “That’s a rude behavior. If you want to say in front of me–, say–. Don’t cross the home plate or something. Come to me. It’s annoying now. We won, and W’s is Next to my name, he was last.”

Damn.

Donaldson’s quest for sticky substances continues, and whether you agree with trash talk or not, he may have found another criminal in Giolito.

Giolito did not overdominate in 2021. His fastball spin speed significantly decreased in the game from June 16 to 22 (from 2476 to 2226), while his game against the Twins on June 29 The score in China is slightly higher than he started on June 22, but not much (up to 2239).

The league announced on June 15 that anyone found to be using foreign substances will be suspended for 10 games.

It is also worth noting that since entering the league, Giolito’s spin rate has been rising overall, and his average four-seaman spin rate in 2021 is higher than ever.

The White Sox won 7-6 in Chicago. Who laughs last, who laughs loudest, etc.